I found this pattern in the 2018 Holiday Stash Down CAL. I found this CAL on Facebook and I am so excited – you know how much I love CALs. Click here for the 2018 Holiday Stashdown CAL main page. The Pop of Color Slouchy Hat is the first one in this year’s CAL. The pattern is from Underground Crafter. I am not going to … Continue reading Pop Of Color Slouchy Hat
This square is from KatiDCreations. It is a pretty one that is going to be a focal point of your afghan. If you click through to her pattern you will find all kinds of help to make your square perfect. On her pdf download she has a link to her video on her Youtube channel that will walk you through every step of the square. … Continue reading Crocodile Dahlia Square – Moogly 2018 CAL Square 4
I have been on a kit making kick lately. I love that Mermaid is getting big enough that I can buy the kits for kids and we can work on them together. We found the Stitch and Style Pouches kit at our local hobby shop and she fell in love with the images on the front. She is convinced that I am going to make … Continue reading Stitch & Style Pouches Kit – Review
Want to guess where I got the Celtic Cable Cowl pattern from? You guessed it from Bonnie Barker’s book Celtic Cable Crochet. I picked it for two reasons – 1. I wanted a pattern that I could use the fancy merino wool I bought on our trip to Switzerland in June. 2. I got a cute jean jacket from Stitchfix this summer that I am … Continue reading Celtic Cable Cowl
This pattern is from the first Bonnie Barker book I found – Contemporary Celtic Crochet. The book has 24 different patterns that you can work; there are scarves, hats, wraps, baby blankets, sweaters, and a couple different bags. The Gaithersburg stole is the third thing I have made from the book and I loved every minute of it. The stole is a wide wrap that … Continue reading Gaithersburg Stole
A few years ago I discovered a crochet designer Bonnie Barker. I love her patterns and plan to make every single one in her books. Normally I will buy a book for just one pattern and then I move on to another, I think the Fergus Shrug is the third thing I have made from this book alone – and I am going to make … Continue reading Fergus Shrug
This is one of my favorite sweaters ever! I am not just saying that because I spent a week making it either. I love that it is loose and long. There is no complicated increasing and decreasing to make a cut in waist or snug around the boobs. It is just a great every day sweater. You can put it over jeans or leggings and … Continue reading Breakers Tee
I got this pattern from Annie’s to make a set of coasters for my new patio furniture I plan to get this summer. I love the different stitches that they use to make the pattern stand out – especially the picot clusters that go around the edge. Click here for the pattern. So far I have made 2 of the circle coasters. The pattern works … Continue reading Color Burst Coasters ~ Pattern Review
My tips and tricks for making the Lacy Tote from All About Cotton by Leisure Arts. Continue reading Lacy Tote ~ Pattern Review
Clown Car by Every Trick on the Hook is Square 3 of the Moogly 2018 CAL. It is the first time I have ever been to this site and I love it. I have nothing to tell you on this one. She has written this pattern covering everything you could possibly ever wonder about. There are instructions at the start of each row that tell … Continue reading Clown Car Crochet Square – Moogly 2018 CAL Square 3
Blinking Cat Life 